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Moogie just faded away really, nothing too dramatic. She was
dehydrated, depressed, had mouth ulcers, and had begun to hemorrhage a little
from her nose. I had her euthanised, rather than prolong her suffering with
transfusions that would only have bought her a few months at best.
I think that the stress of pregnancy and delivery can often
make a FELV+ queen go from inactive to the active stages of FELV quickly. It is
an added stressor to their systems, you know? It's probably common for FELV+
queens to die not long after giving birth, though Bob (Moogie's momma) lasted
about 6 months or so after Moogie was born.
Jenn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jenn, So, you're not only an exemplary cat-mom, your an excellent girlfriend too! I'm sorry to hear about Moogie and her Momma. What were Moogie's complications? I lost my Jazz at 18 mos too. I'm guessing the fur-mom of my pos litter also died. Before I knew their status, I used to wonder what kind of cold-blooded person would dump a box of 2 1/2 week old babies. How much trouble is it to let mom take care of them until they're weaned? After I found out about the FeLV, I figured Momma must have died. So sad. Nina |
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